Sunday, October 19, 2008

Not Shopping List: Toothpaste, Garbage Disposal

I can no longer squeeze or scoop any toothpaste from the beleaguered tube, so I have switched to baking soda scented with sprigs of peppermint. But here's the thing: our tap water has flouride added to it and my teeth feel squeaky clean after a baking soda scrub & floss, so why buy toothpaste at all? Anyone know a dentist to ask?

The other thing I am not buying is a garbage disposal even though ours sprang an unfixable leak. For now we're catching the water drips with a bowl, but I'm not sure I want to replace the thing when November rolls around. I compost pretty much all the kitchen scraps, so the only reason to buy a new one is that it would be easier to replace the busted one than to re-plumb the pipes under the sink. Luckily there are still two weeks to mull this one over.

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